A few weeks ago, Iwrote thatAlabama might be on track to become the greatest college football team of theAP pollera,1at least according to theElo rating systemwe like to use here at FiveThirtyEight. At the time, the Crimson Tide had two regular-season games remaining: Home games against Chattanooga (anFCSteam they had essentially no chance of losing to), and Auburn (in the Iron Bowl). By my reckoning, there was no way Alabama could pass the1995 Nebraska Cornhuskersfor No. 1 all-time in Elo versus Chattanooga, and they’d have to win by at least 32 against Auburn to pull off the feat. Instead, theybeat the Tigers by 18, so here’s where the Tide stand going into next Saturday’sSEC championship gameagainst Florida:

By the slimmest of margins, Alabama is still No. 2 all-time behind Nebraska. But if the Crimson Tide wins the SEC championship by at least 11 points, it would also break the record for the highest peak Elo rating of any team since 1936. Elo says ‘Bama should be favored by 23 points at the Georgia Dome’s neutral field, and theconsensus of the betting linesfavors the Tide by 24.5, so it’s probably more likely to happen than not.2But if not — say, Alabama only beats Florida by a touchdown instead — the Tide would need to win their first game of theCollege Football Playoff(most likely against Washington, if ourCFP modelholds up) byanymargin in order to break the record. After that, there’s just the little matter of finishing out the season with another win to keep pace with Osborne’s Cornhuskers, who peaked at the end of the season with a national title.

CORRECTION (Nov. 28, 5:26 p.m.):A previous version of this article misstated Nebraska’s 1995 football ranking. They were the sole champions, ranking No. 1 according to both the AP and Coaches’ polls; they did not share in the national title.

Word is that this wasn't the first time the shooter instigated conflict over that exact spot.
Legally, maybe....MAYBE...in the right. Morally wrong and ethically unjustified. Shooter started shit unprovoked, his attacker made a poor choice, and then the shooter compounded the situation by making a much worse one.
My $0.02.